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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Hiker Signs with Some Fun Pictures ~ SOOC



I saw the first two plates last weekend when I dropped off some fellows from Philly who needed a shuttle ride.  The last one is Bud’s prized bumper sticker which I think it is pretty cute.


Here are the fellows I gave the ride to last Saturday. They were so much fun. Note the one that carries a Masters sized umbrella and an inflated cushion to sit on. He works construction, but is also a baseball umpire. I could not believe my eyes when he pulled those two items out of the car. He was a hoot and a half. His reasoning was he did not like to get up in the night in a rainstorm, crawl out of the tent to relieve himself, and then be sopping wet when he crawled back in. They are going to come back next summer, spend the night here, and then leave their car with us while they do another section. Umbrella Mike is a construction worker, but he also works as a baseball umpire. When I drove through Buena Vista on my way to the drop off point, he saw the sign saying Buena Vista, Home of Charlie Manual, manager of the 2008 World Series Philadelphia Phillies. He went bonkers with excitement saying, “He’s my man!”  Next year we will take him to see the house where Charlie grew up.


This is the traditional Appalachian Trail sign.


 Getting their stuff out of car ~ assembling the hiking sticks.

Mike tightening up the straps so his pack sits and fits comfortably on his back.

 This has to be at least a 40 pound pack...
the umbrella and the inflatable cushion 
crack me up. They are definitely a first!

Final shot before they hit the trail.

Here they go on their 10 day hike.

Please forgive me for setting off of the sign topic. I thought the story was so cool and fit in with the signs so well, I just had to include them.

This post is linked with Lesley’s “Signs, Signs.”


18 comments:

  1. definitely gives more meaning to the signs w/ seeing folks who actually enjoy doing it. :)

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  2. Wonderful Story. Makes me want to go for a hike. Good think the weekend is comming.

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  3. Nice collection of signs. The hiking I like but not the camping.

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  4. Good luck to the hikers! And I hope he doesn't need that umbrella too many times. LOL

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  5. What fun they are going to have, and what interesting gear....

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  6. wow, that is some heavy load! i love hiking and camping but without the heavy backpacks i had to carry.:p

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  7. Wonderful and uplifting post... signs and all.

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  8. A fun story to go along with the hiking signs.

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  9. Great signs and interesting post! We were just on the Trail this past weekend, in Tennessee.

    Being from Indiana, I have to say that is one license plate I've not yet seen. We have quite the variety/choice of plates here.

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  10. 10 day hike? Those are some serious hikers! No wonder the packs are that heavy. I love that bumper sticker about the boots!

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  11. I hate carrying anything when I go hiking. Even my camera gets in the way (sigh) so a 5 day hike is definitely out of the question. Five hours would be about my limit.

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  12. I loved the story
    those 2 guys are adorable

    the boots plate is great

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  13. Love the bumper photos especially "The Boots".
    Nice photos of the guys and their "uniqueness". They are some serious - a 10 day hike - YIKES. Good luck to them.

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  14. The story is great and gives great context to the signs, makes them even more interesting. I love your hubby's bumper sticker -- esp. since we've followed his hiking adventures when you post them here.

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  15. Cool post! The third sign made me laugh.

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  16. These two would be fun to hike with!
    I've been wanting to hike the Appalachian Trail for many years.

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  17. I'm with VioletSky... no carrying for me! This was a fun post, Genie!

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